One year ago tonight, my wife Maggy
died after a heartbreaking struggle with cancer.
Many thanks to the many VDARE.COM readers who have
written to me; I am still struggling with replies.

I also want to thank John
Derbyshire, and my friends at National Review,
for his recent powerful
NR piece on Maggy's treatment by the Episcopal
Bishop of Connecticut,
Andrew Smith. (Scroll to fifth item). Shortly before
her death, Maggy discovered her spiritual advisor had
been ordered to meet with women only with a third person
present. She appealed to Bishop Smith (whom she knew
personally) to be able to continue seeing her advisor as
before. Smith never replied.

The ugly possibility exists that he
resented her stand as a member of the Bishop's Advisory
Committee against the ordination of openly homosexual
clergy.

Much of what we write about at
VDARE.COM comes down to shepherds betraying their
flocks. The internet, at least, gives us a chance to
reprove them. [Email
Smith].